1982 C-85 Black Hoodie

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

Picked up a 1982 C-85 Friday.

 

Rough shape but REALLY cheap.

The Good:

Tires hold air. 

It rolls.

New battery.

It cranks.

 

The Notsogood:

No spark.

Trans had 2 quarts of water and 1/2 quart of mocha colored sludge…

Trans is leaking a bit from the drive pulley shaft.

Front wheels have a wee bit of play in the bearings…

The seat…

The Plan:

Trans oil change - done

Engine oil change - done

Get spark.

Get running.

Assess smoke output.

Determine list of “needs”.

Run numbers and decide if full resto, working stiff resto, or another rat rod… more to come… 

 

 

[WHX?? 48,828]

34 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

The Notsogood:

No spark.

Trans had 2 quarts of water and 1/2 quart of mocha colored sludge…

Trans is leaking a bit from the drive pulley shaft.

Front wheels have a wee bit of play in the bearings…

The seat…

 

Welcome to my world Sylvia...... we have faith in you tho!

[Pullstart 62,905]

That fender looks like it’s in good shape still.  

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

10 minutes ago, pullstart said:

That fender looks like it’s in good shape still.  

 

Unfortunately not so much… it’s been repaired several times and has a big chunk missing in back, along a major crack system… 

 

No worries though… As you may observe if you look at the Noble Black Hood gracing your stables… I’m known for going fenderless on occasion… 

[Pullstart 62,905]

41 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Unfortunately not so much… it’s been repaired several times and has a big chunk missing in back, along a major crack system… 

 

No worries though… As you may observe if you look at the Noble Black Hood gracing your stables… I’m known for going fenderless on occasion… 

The bar is set very high you know...  

 

 

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,046]

Did I get yours numbers correct on the deck? Hard to read

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

10 minutes ago, gwest_ca said:

Did I get yours numbers correct on the deck? Hard to read

 

 

Yes THANK YOU!

[oliver2-44 9,759]

Run a dollar bill through the points a few times to clean the oxide off and see if you get spark. Be careful and not use bigger bills. You might give the horse the impression your a big spender and it will want new parts. 

[Pullstart 62,905]

6 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

Run a dollar bill through the points a few times to clean the oxide off and see if you get spark. Be careful and not use bigger bills. You might give the horse the impression your a big spender and it will want new parts. 

uncle Jim uses $100 bills 

[squonk 41,150]

1 hour ago, pullstart said:

uncle Jim uses $100 bills 

He's known to walk around tractor shows with them hanging out of his pants! 

[Pullstart 62,905]

Just now, squonk said:

He's known to walk around tractor shows with them hanging out of his pants! 

I typically don’t look to see what’s hanging out...

[squonk 41,150]

I've seen tractors a lot worse than that with $500++ price tags on them around here. That looks like a good worker to me.

[squonk 41,150]

Just now, pullstart said:

I typically don’t look to see what’s hanging out...

You can't miss them. People say he smells like money! 

[rjg854 11,378]

If that's the case, Mike, maybe we should bring some more tractors to the show, if he's got money burning a hole in his pocket.

[peter lena 8,634]

@SLYVANLAKEWH, bought my 82-c85 new in 82, still have it , you can just go after the most obvious make it work issues or make it into what ever you want. my last upgrade was 2 years ago , with a good magnum 12 , swap and electric fuel pump , use it regularly , kept in a shed , and coming on 40 years , think i will keep it , pete

[giddyap 1,569]

I luv the black hoodies except for the side view front end. There is just too much overhang in front of the axle so I trimmed it down. Other changes to my personal liking is Krylon Red Cherry paint and the decal colors are reversed. 

[Pullstart 62,905]

Nice modification @giddyap, but I think the big honkin’ hood has grown on me a bit over time.

 

 

[pfrederi 17,741]

Put a twin cylinder in to "take up " the space

[Thor27 769]

18 hours ago, giddyap said:

I luv the black hoodies except for the side view front end. There is just too much overhang in front of the axle so I trimmed it down. Other changes to my personal liking is Krylon Red Cherry paint and the decal colors are reversed. 

Heads up.. krylon changed the formula on the current production of cherry red. The last 2 cans I bought were much lighter shade.  The part # has changed so if you look close you can tell them apart.  8955 is the old 5511 is the new.

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[giddyap 1,569]

43 minutes ago, Thor27 said:

The part # has changed so if you look close you can tell them apart

 

6 months ago when I first started using it, I bought the last two cans with the rotating fan spray found on the premium "Ace Hardware" brands. I searched high and low for that spray nozzle but now it only has the conventional round spray pattern. My guess Krylon could have infringed on someone's property rights? Anyway I used all the same product. Thanks for the info and I hope I added to the story.

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

Started demo today… beginning list…

 

Cleared out enough garage space to work…

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

Today’s progress…

 

Ordered decal set from @Vinylguyfor the C-85 and my new to me Agrifab but Wheel Horse Wannabee trailer!!!

 

Hood sanded. Ready for primer. Decals came off like a breeze using hair dryer and s l o w l y peeling them off just behind the hot air…

 

Seat down to metal… evaluating possible use as old style metal seat, with some anti-hemorrhoid bolt rearrangement…

 

Possible metal fender pan coming my way from @cafoose via @pullstart Trucking from the Big Show…

 

 

[WHX?? 48,828]

Decals come off in one piece Sylvia? Might be some cool garage art ther if so... just sayin...

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

10 minutes ago, WHX24 said:

Decals come off in one piece Sylvia? Might be some cool garage art ther if so... just sayin...

Good thinkin’… came off Easy but not in one piece… they were cracked pretty badly so they came off in one piece x about 25… even as a mosaic it woulda been iffy…
 

Sides… I gots lotsa  art in the garage rafters… 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,598]

Hood primed… 

 

Ordered points, condenser…